RenAt 9:02 AM -0700 10/25/01, RenČ Fournier wrote: >I'm looking for a good (simple) tutorial on user authentication. I want to >create a login system that's secure, but I don't need all the features that >PHPBuilder's "A Complete, Secure User Login System" scripts provide. (I >don't need the the user to be able to register or confirm his account, >change his email or password, etc.) Basically, I can/will set the usernames >and passwords myself via MySQL. All I want the login system to do is >securely check against the db and then create a session. > >That's the other problem. I'm a little confused about this cookie >creation/session stuff. Am I correct in assuming that the way it works is >that I should wrap every bit of PHP code around a isUserAuthenticated() >function? > >I suppose what I need is a general tutorial on authentication, assuming the >user of cookies, PHP4 and MySql. Any ideas?? (Thanks.) > >...Rene > >--- >Rene Fournier >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >-- >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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